Geovani
Member
- Joined
- Jul 8, 2014
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- French
- Home Country
- Canada
- Current Location
- Canada
English is a rich language with multitude ways to express oneself on a given topic. However, I realise that as a non anglophone, who have never been in a pure anglophone area, that my English is not well appreciated even if I studied it seriously in university and was graduated. What I think is my real problem is that I cannot figure out slang and idiomatic expresssion, which appears to be more authentic for an anglophone than an academic language; for example, it makes sense for me to say, 'payment in advance' instead of 'down-payment'. Actually, I cannot comprehend what sense that 'down' before payment can make; moreover, it sounds like improper. Nonetheless, I guess that it is the best way to be understood by an anglophone. In my Learning of English over the years, theses particularities were never seriously tackled. Please if you understand what I means try say something on it. That will allow, perhaps, allow me to look for other ways to continue my Learning in that language that I love. Also suggesting some books or other means for francophone.